University of Virginia Library

Pervasive Apathy

But the Student Council
itself lost whatever chance
there might have been to gain
influence in the selection of a
new University President by its
simple failure to take the
initiative.

Usually blunders like this
can be ignored because Council
is engaged in tiddly-wink
pursuits by its own refusal to
do anything important. But
this time the issue is important.

It's bad enough to be done
in on an important issue by
other agents. But when
students themselves do it to
you it even hurts your pride
No wonder only 30% of the
students vote.